National Guard Participation

A state-by-state comparison of the percentage of residents serving in the National Guard.

State

Population (2000)

Number enrolled
in military service

Participation Rate

North Dakota

642,200

3,933

0.61%

South Dakota

754,844

4,357

0.58%

Alaska

626,932

3,607

0.58%

Vermont

608,827

3,197

0.53%

Wyoming

493,782

2,190

0.44%

Hawaii

1,211,537

5,356

0.44%

Mississippi

2,844,658

12,413

0.44%

Montana

902,195

3,423

0.38%

Arkansas

2,673,400

10,012

0.37%

Idaho

1,293,953

4,479

0.35%

Alabama

4,447,100

14,165

0.32%

Iowa

2,926,324

9,083

0.31%

Rhode Island

1,048,319

3,059

0.29%

Delaware

783,600

2,252

0.29%

West Virginia

1,8008,344

5,180

0.29%

Kansas

2,688,418

7,610

0.28%

Maine

1,274,923

3,601

0.28%

Oklahoma

3,450,654

9,742

0.28%

Utah

2,233,169

6,173

0.28%

Nebraska

1,711,263

4,594

0.27%

South Carolina

4,012,012

10,447

0.26%

Minnesota

4,919,479

12,458

0.25%

Louisiana

4,468,976

11,232

0.25%

Tennessee

5,689,283

13,989

0.25%

New Mexico

1,819,046

4,065

0.22%

Oregon

3,421,399

7,538

0.22%

New Hampshire

1,235,786

2,721

0.22%

Indiana

6,080,485

13,062

0.21%

Missouri

5,595,211

10,566

0.19%

Wisconsin

5,363,675

10,068

0.19%

Kentucky

4,041,769

7,359

0.18%

Maryland

5,296,486

9,582

0.18%

Pennsylvania

12,281,054

20,728

0.17%

Nationwide

281,421,906

446,689

0.16%

Washington

5,894,121

9,127

0.15%

Georgia

8,186,453

12,537

0.15%

Virginia

7,078,515

10,775

0.15%

Nevada

1,998,257

3,011

0.15%

Connecticut

3,405,565

5,097

0.15%

North Carolina

8,049,313

11,869

0.15%

Massachusetts

6,349,097

8,958

0.14%

Ohio

11,353,140

15,977

0.14%

Arizona

5,130,632

7,074

0.14%

Michigan

9,938,444

11,424

0.11%

Colorado

4,301,261

4,723

0.11%

Illinois

12,419,293

13,469

0.11%

New Jersey

8,414,350

8,483

0.10%

Texas

20,851,820

20,442

0.10%

Washington D.C.

572,059

537

0.09%

New York

18,976,457

16,664

0.09%

Florida

15,982,378

13,207

0.08%

California

33,871,648

21,074

0.06%

Source:2004 National Guard Almanac